objectives: the present study has investigated the effect of cognitive behavioral group therapy on improving coping styles in patients with acute coronary heart disease. methods: semi-experimental in type of pretest-posttest with control group seems to be a good design for this study.22 patients with acute coronary heart disease are admitted in ccu of mashhad razavi hospital and undergo angiopl...

objective: to compare the effectiveness of bibliotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy on depression of students with emotional breakdown. method: this is a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest against a control group. the population includes all referred students to kharazmi university counselling center; 20 samples were selected using a convenience sampling method.  findings: the results co...

results in the current study, no statistically significant differences were found between the study groups in demographic variables (p > 0.05). analysis of covariance revealed significant differences between the study groups in all the 3 variables in posttest compared to the pretest. the mean scores of depression, anxiety, and stress in the micbt group were significantly lower than the control ...

objectives: this study intended to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on moderating maladaptive schemas and affective control in students suffering from learning disabilities. methods: this experimental research was conducted using pretest-posttest and a control group. the population included all the female students who  were studying in the koohdasht's middle...

aim and background: there are various methods for treatment of depression. this study was aimed to examine and compare the efficacy of three therapeutic techniques namely group cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, drug therapy with fluoxetin and drug- therapy with the herbal medicine named hypiran in treatment of depression in women. method and materials: in an experimental study, a total number...

abstract: aim and background: autism spectrum disorder is a complex childhood neurological disorder that affects all aspects of child development. the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an intervention program using animals to improve cognitive, social, behavioral functioning , and communication in children with autism spectrum disorders. methods and materials: 14 child...

generalized anxiety disorder is one of the psychological disorders in childhood that is usually neglected. the purpose of this research was to determine the efficacy of cognitive behavioral group therapy on anxiety and worry of children with generalized anxiety disorder. in this semi-experimental study, 38 children were identified among female students in third grade who responded to the screen...

objectives the objective of this study was to assess the effects of cognitive-behavioral training on increasing self-concept and the attitude style toward narcotic drugs. background the existing studies have indicated that persons with positive attitude and believe to narcotics have more addiction than those with negative or natural attitudes. the aim of the present study was to specify the eff...